In Russia there is a popular opinion that you can’t trust the serial versions of car alarm and protective systems – they have common ways of unlocking or people who install them can sell the information to car thieves, so some prefer to use custom made stuff like this one gear shift stick lock.

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This is probably just one of several additional protections the driver has installed. It’s not uncommon to see extra locks across the clutch and brake pedals, ‘club’ type locks across the steering wheel and in some cases, hidden switches that disable the cars electrical or fuel system.

Even that is no guarantee though. If they want it badly enough they will simply tow it away, or more commonly, if they can’t steal it they will damage it to the point of unusability… It happened to my father-in-laws Moskvich! The car couldn’t be stolen, so the interior was destroyed and all the electrical cables were cut.

Wow, That’s one seriously pround Skoda Owener.. I own a Fabia too (this guys car is a fabia).. I live in London.. maybe I should invest in such a security device.. D’ya think my insurence company will lower my premium? haha!